Improvement in shades for children s carriages



H. S. SMITH. .Shade for Childrens Carriages.

No. 200345. Patented March 5, 1878.

N. PETERS. PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON. D O.

S ATES PATENT QFFIGE.

HERBERT s. SMITH, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHADES FOR CHILDRENS CARRIAGES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 200,945, dated March 5,1878 application filed October 1, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT S. SMITH, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Shades forChildrens Carriages, of which the following is a specification:

Canopies or shades for carriages have been made like a parasol orumbrella, and suspended from the top.

My improvement consists in a jointed rod for the parasol-frame, whichrod passes through the crown, and the end is attached firmly to the partusually known as the runner, so that the parasol is operated by drawingthe rod through the crown-ring, and the parasol is retained in an openor spread position by the angle formed in the rod at the joint betweenthe vertical parasol-rod and the horizontal arm, or by suitable catches.There is a vertical standard with an arm that sustains the parasol, andthe said standard is provided with a clutch that is received by atoothed socket so that the standard and arm can be turned to positionthe parasol laterally in the desired place relatively to the seat of thecarrlage.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the shade and itssustaining-arm. Fig. 2 is a plan of the toothed socket and clutch, andFig. 3 is a section of a ball-joint that may be used in the parasol-rod.

The umbrella or parasol is made of the ribs a and stretchers b, of usualcharacter. The stretchers b are hinged to the runner-cylinder c, and theribs or to the crown-ring at d. The rod 6 passes loosely through thecrown-ring d, and it is attached at or near its end to the cylinder 0,so that the rod 0 slides back and forth through the crown-rin g d inopening and closing the parasol.

There may be spring-catches on the handle or rod, to hold the parasolwhen open; but I prefer to have a joint at i, that allows the rod to beturned at right angles to the vertical portion going through theparasol, said rod havingaproj ecting end that, after being drawn throughthe crown-ring and swung down horizontally, forms a T- head to thevertical portion, and retains the parasol in a spread condition.

The vertical standard I has a horizontal arm,

m, preferably made as one rod, and it may be either connected directlyto the rode or a separate piece. If the parts are separate, it willgenerally be preferable to employ an eye at the end of the arm m,through which the rod 0 passes, and to use a slide-ring, e to hold therod e in position above the arm m, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. l.

A ball or universal joint, 12, may be applied between the rod e and armm, the same being of any desired construction, so as to allow of theparasol being placed in a horizontal or inclined position in anydirection, and by providing a screw that clamps the ball within thesocket the parts can be firmly held.

The socket n is secured to any desired part of the childs carriage, andit has ahole through it for the standard l, and there are teeth aroundits upper surface for the clutch 0, that is upon said standard, and saidclutch is secured to the standard by a screw or rivet, and there areprojecting points upon the clutch that pass between the teeth of thesocket.

By slightly raising the clutch and standard the parts can be turned tochange the position of the parasol, and then it will be held by theclutch and socket teeth when the former is lowered to take the teeth.

By these devices I am enabled to adjust the position of the parasol, andhold it firmly whether open or closed, and when the parasol is to beclosed the rod thereof and the arm are brought into line, or nearly so,and the joint passing through the crown-ring, the parasol closes aroundthe arm m and rod 6.

The thumb screw of the clutch 0 may be tightened upon a flat portion ofthe rod, to secure the parts at the desired height.

I claim as my invention- 1. In combination with the parasol and thesupporting arm thereof, a rod passing from the stretchers through thecrown of the parasol, and provided with a joint capable of passingthrough the crown-ring, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The pivoted joint '5 in the rod m, having a projecting end to form aT, in combination with the parasol-frame and supporting-arm,substantially as set forth.

3. The supporting arm Z of the parasol or canopy, having a toothedclutch around the vertical, or nearly vertical, portion thereof, incombination with the toothed socket n, secured upon the carriage, andthrough which said arm I passes, whereby such parasol can be posiasspecified, so that the joint will pass through the crown of the parasol,and the latter close around the arm, as set forth.

Signed by me this 14th day of September,

HERBERT S. SMITH. Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, CHAS. H. SMITH.

